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Not Quite Mescal Gravel Adventure

Unfamiliar territory can often result in some interesting riding adventures. Sometimes satellite view just doesn't show every locked gate when you are planning a route.

Oh no! Another gate that I couldn't see on satellite view... so we turn around and ride on.

So we did a bit of back-tracking and improvisation for a short bit of gravel today.

The last three miles I rode back on the Hohokam Trail and Heather used the adjacent roads. Our favorite road name today was "Justa" Road. We also had a friendly dog that followed us for about five miles.

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Heather on William Penn Road in Washington County.
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Turtle Rescue along Kuykendall Road in Washington County north of Brenham.
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Snake enjoying the quiet morning.
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Bluebonnets and cows - the signs of spring. The cows kept their social distance from me. This was along a very nice stretch of gravel on Meyersville Road.

Our final route - note the exploration after mile 15 - looking for a re-route through a rural subdivision without any success. We backtracked to FM 1155 to reach Chappell Hill. Our second re-route was lust before mile 25 where a bridge was out for replacement.

Spring wildflowers looking very nice outside of Independence, Texas. We did a nice 35 mile loop out to Independence from Brenham - covering some great roads and pretty countryside.
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